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EP 0572565 A4 19940810 - TENSION BAND CENTRIFUGE ROTOR

Title (en)

TENSION BAND CENTRIFUGE ROTOR

Publication

EP 0572565 A4 19940810 (EN)

Application

EP 92908390 A 19920225

Priority

US 66417491 A 19910301

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9215930A1] The present invention relates to an applied load accepting band (12) for a centrifuge rotor (10) that is configured such that, while rotating, the applied loads on the band (12) are balanced by the tension in the band (12), so that during rotation the band (12) is subjected only to a tensile force.

IPC 1-7

G05G 1/00

IPC 8 full level

B04B 5/02 (2006.01); B04B 5/04 (2006.01); B04B 7/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B04B 5/0414 (2013.01); B04B 5/0421 (2013.01); B04B 7/085 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[XY] WO 9102302 A1 19910221 - DU PONT [US]
See references of WO 9215930A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9215930 A1 19920917; EP 0572565 A1 19931208; EP 0572565 A4 19940810; JP H06507114 A 19940811

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9201189 W 19920225; EP 92908390 A 19920225; JP 50815792 A 19920225